School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)
- Location:
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 242
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- (continued from previous page)used to be protestants and catholics buried in this one.
Both of the churchyards - the "Chapel field" and Martry are round.
The crosses are all made of cut stone, and there are people in the district who make them, named Rennicks.
They get the stone in the "White" quarry.
Long ago people used to make the crosses of wood, and when they died their own relations used to make crosses of wood.
The children, who were not baptised were buried in the churchyard where their friends were buried before them.
I never heard of them having any special graveyards.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Janey Lowry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bohermeen, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mr James Lowry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Bohermeen, Co. Meath
